I would go back to elementary school in a heartbeat. It is the only part of my schooling that I do not have any negative opinions of teachers. All of the teachers I had were great at getting the information across on a level that the students could understand.
Although recess is probably everyone’s favorite memory of elementary school, I actually do not have many memories of recess. I know that I went to recess until I was in the third grade but going outside was not actually my favorite thing to do during that time. Starting in fourth grade, I began helping teachers with grading papers and organizing the room. I remember looking forward to going around to the librarian and some of my previous teachers and asking if they needed any help. I liked knowing that I was helping them.
I think that it was because of this experience that I had such a great experience in elementary school. I got to know my teachers so well that I actually had a couple of them over the summer as a tutor to help and get me ready for the next year. I think that this is where my love of teaching really started.
I remember being in elementary school, and my mom telling me how much fun I was going to have in middle school. I do not know what was in the water at her middle school, because my experience was not all it was cracked up to be. I do not think there was really anything special about my experience that made it a negative one. I think that a lot of people feel that way about middle school. For the most part, it wasn’t horrible, but it also wasn’t great.
Unlike elementary school, there were some teachers I did not like. One teacher in particular, left a lasting impression on me that I still remember despite the seven years that have passed. The funny thing about this teacher was that she wasn’t even my official teacher. What happened was that my real teacher fell off a chair in the classroom on the second day of class. She wound up breaking both wrists, and went on leave for a few months. Unfortunately, the teacher who took over my class did not have a good teaching strategy. While I do not remember exactly what she did, I remember going home at night and crying to my mom because I felt so overwhelmed. The teacher was being very strict and it did not make my transition into middle school any easier. She would make us watch Jeopardy every night and take notes on it. We did not have any other homework besides this. I would go home and complain to my mom. I did not understand how this was helping me with Humanities.
A similar experience to this was with my eighth grade Italian teacher. As a person, I thought he was great, but as a teacher I questioned his methods. I am not even joking when I say that my only memory of that class was watching the Italian Pinocchio movie. Normally, I would not care about this, but when there is a Regents exam at the end of the year, it kind of makes a difference. Somehow, I managed to pick up some Italian over the year.
There were a few teachers in middle school of whom I did really like. I remember my social studies teacher in seventh grade. She, specifically, had a great way to get information across to her students. I remember one day, her pulling a musket out of the closet and putting on revolutionary style clothing. I remember being a little taken aback at first, but looking back on it now, it did get me interested in the subject. She was not the only teacher to leave a positive impact on me. My science teacher from eighth grade also left a great impression. I think part of the reason for this, was that she was a new teacher. She was so full of energy and excited about teaching. Science was never a difficult subject for me, but it was not something that I was really interested in, until her.
Overall, I do not think that I had the worst experiences in elementary and middle school. I think that if I had a bad experience during both of these times in my life, then I would not be studying to become a teacher. I am thankful for these experiences; they have made me the person that I am today.
Although recess is probably everyone’s favorite memory of elementary school, I actually do not have many memories of recess. I know that I went to recess until I was in the third grade but going outside was not actually my favorite thing to do during that time. Starting in fourth grade, I began helping teachers with grading papers and organizing the room. I remember looking forward to going around to the librarian and some of my previous teachers and asking if they needed any help. I liked knowing that I was helping them.
I think that it was because of this experience that I had such a great experience in elementary school. I got to know my teachers so well that I actually had a couple of them over the summer as a tutor to help and get me ready for the next year. I think that this is where my love of teaching really started.
I remember being in elementary school, and my mom telling me how much fun I was going to have in middle school. I do not know what was in the water at her middle school, because my experience was not all it was cracked up to be. I do not think there was really anything special about my experience that made it a negative one. I think that a lot of people feel that way about middle school. For the most part, it wasn’t horrible, but it also wasn’t great.
Unlike elementary school, there were some teachers I did not like. One teacher in particular, left a lasting impression on me that I still remember despite the seven years that have passed. The funny thing about this teacher was that she wasn’t even my official teacher. What happened was that my real teacher fell off a chair in the classroom on the second day of class. She wound up breaking both wrists, and went on leave for a few months. Unfortunately, the teacher who took over my class did not have a good teaching strategy. While I do not remember exactly what she did, I remember going home at night and crying to my mom because I felt so overwhelmed. The teacher was being very strict and it did not make my transition into middle school any easier. She would make us watch Jeopardy every night and take notes on it. We did not have any other homework besides this. I would go home and complain to my mom. I did not understand how this was helping me with Humanities.
A similar experience to this was with my eighth grade Italian teacher. As a person, I thought he was great, but as a teacher I questioned his methods. I am not even joking when I say that my only memory of that class was watching the Italian Pinocchio movie. Normally, I would not care about this, but when there is a Regents exam at the end of the year, it kind of makes a difference. Somehow, I managed to pick up some Italian over the year.
There were a few teachers in middle school of whom I did really like. I remember my social studies teacher in seventh grade. She, specifically, had a great way to get information across to her students. I remember one day, her pulling a musket out of the closet and putting on revolutionary style clothing. I remember being a little taken aback at first, but looking back on it now, it did get me interested in the subject. She was not the only teacher to leave a positive impact on me. My science teacher from eighth grade also left a great impression. I think part of the reason for this, was that she was a new teacher. She was so full of energy and excited about teaching. Science was never a difficult subject for me, but it was not something that I was really interested in, until her.
Overall, I do not think that I had the worst experiences in elementary and middle school. I think that if I had a bad experience during both of these times in my life, then I would not be studying to become a teacher. I am thankful for these experiences; they have made me the person that I am today.